Search results
Flora Sandes (Serbian Cyrillic: Флора Сендс, 22 January 1876 – 24 November 1956) was a British woman who served as a member of the Royal Serbian Army in World War I. She was the only British woman officially to serve as a soldier in that war. [2]
Flora Sandes was the only British woman to officially fight on the front line in World War One. The youngest daughter of a country rector, Flora was born in North Yorkshire on 22nd January 1876 and brought up in rural Suffolk. Flora’s typical middle class upbringing did nothing to dampen her tomboy spirit. She rode, shot, drank and smoked!
Flora Sandes was 38 when war broke out, and she wanted to serve. She was highly educated, fluent in French and German, and independently wealthy.
Mar 30, 2014 · Flora Sandes was a British woman who fought in the Serbian army in both world wars. She was the only female to participate in action in the frontlines of WWI and WWII, and received a medal for her bravery.
Jun 6, 2013 · Flora Sandes was a British woman who fought and nursed in Serbia during the First World War. She received the Serbian army's highest medal and became a fundraiser and ambassador for the country.
Feb 25, 2014 · Flora Sandes was a Suffolk-born adventurer who joined the Serbian army in 1914 and fought alongside men in the trenches. She survived the war, the Nazi invasion and died in 1956 at the age of 80.
Mar 7, 2016 · Learn about Flora Sandes, the only British woman officially enlisted as a soldier in the First World War. She served in the Serbian Army, wrote two autobiographies, and survived the Second World War in Belgrade.
